About Niger
Capital: Niamey
Official Language: French
Area: 489,191 square miles
Greatest Distances: East-West: 1100 miles, North-South: 825 miles
Elevation: Highest - Mt. Greboun 6,378 feet above sea level
Population: 15,367,000 people (2007 estimate - Density: 31 people/square mile; Distribution: 79% rural, 21% urban)
2000 Census: 10,790,352 people
Chief Products:
Agriculture - beans, cassava, cotton, hides and skins, livestock, millet, peanuts, peas, rice, sorghum
Mining - uranium, natron, phosphate, salt, tin, tungsten
Flag: Niger's flag has three horizontal stripes - orange, white, and green (top to bottom). An orange circle appears on the white stripe.
Currency: Basic unit - CFA franc. CFA stands for Communaute Financiere Africaine (African Financial Community).
Additional Information:
Pentecostal Evangel - Starving Niger: Feeding a Nation in Need